Chapter 2: The First Sign
The second chap is up! Will Meta Knight continue to be suspicious of Prince, or will he just dismiss the thought? (Though you probably know what the answer will be.)
Also, Tiff is going to call Prince 'Star' in this chapter.
"So Star..."
"PRINCE"
"Anyways, where did you come from?" Tiff asked. The two were sitting under a tree. (there is nothing going on between them. Or is there? :D)
Prince looked into the sky. "I can't really remember anything." He said,"all I can remember is that I was being chased by something...
"STOP!" A voice called out, chasing after a boy. The boy gasped for breath as he kept running.
"I SAID STOP!" The voice called out again, this time louder.
"Why?" The boy shouted back, and gasped as laser beams hit the ground next to him.
"IN THE NAME OF NIGHTMARE, STOP!" The voice was gaining on the boy.
The boy's fear was replaced by stubbornness when the voice shouted again.
"NO!" The boy screamed and charged at the voice.
...and that's all I remember up to now." Prince finished.
"Nightmare?" Tiff asked.
"Yeah? So what?" Prince asked, red eyes staring at her.
"Never mind." Tiff said.
"I'll tell you the rest if I remember anything else." Prince said and stood up.
"Thanks Star." Tiff said.
"PRINCE." Prince snapped and left.
Meta Knight, who was listening in the shadows, stepped out.
"Why didn't you tell him?" He asked.
Tiff thought for a moment a replied, "I don't know. I guess I didn't want him to know how much danger he was in. Also, I guess he..." Her face turned slightly red. "Oh no.." She muttered," I think I might be developing feelings for him."
"Don't" Meta Knight said.
"Why? Wait.. I mean..."
"I don't trust him." Meta Knight replied," He seems suspicious."
For unknown reasons(or maybe not unknown), Tiff angrily replied," Just because he might have a dark aura, or if he knows Nightmare, doesn't mean he's suspicious!"
Meta Knight seemed surprised at Tiff's sudden outburst, but he returned to normal quickly. "Don't say I didn't warn you." He said and left.
Prince, who heard everything they just said, murmured to himself, "they don't trust me. They don't need me. Well, I don't need them either!"
At dinner, Prince was quiet. He seemed to be glaring at Tiff, but nobody could really tell since his eyes were so emotionless and empty.
"So Star.." Tiff began, waiting for Prince to correct her.
Prince stayed silent, but he seemed to stare at her harder.
"Well..." Tiff said uncomfortably, blushing. "I was just wondering if you wanted to come with me somewhere tonight." She gave Tuff a swift kick after he giggled.
Prince was silent.
"That's okay if you don't want to I mean..."
Prince was silent.
Tiff blushed harder. "Just forget it. Forget I said anything."
Prince was silent.
Tiff quickly went back to eating her food when the king and Escargoon burst in. "Hey you! Prince-y boy! I want you and Meta Knight to check something out!" Dedede shouted and ran out again with Escargoon complaining for him to slow down.
There was an awkward silence before Tiff said," Well I guess you should be going now."
Prince looked down at his plate, and then up at Tiff. "Wanna go to that place tonight?" He asked.
"So what changed your mind?" Tiff asked as the two walked toward the 'secret place'.
Prince stayed silent. Not that it was unusual or anything, but Tiff got suspicious.
"It was going to check on something with Meta Knight was it?" Tiff accused, but wished she took it back right after he looked into her eyes.
"Is that what you think?" Prince said quietly. His blood red eyes seemed to shine in the moonlight.
"...look, I'm sorry..." Tiff began.
"No, it's okay. Actually, I guess that I just wanted to spend time with you tonight." Prince said quietly.
Tiff's face went completely crimson at that remark. "Oh." She replied and stared at the ground.
That kept walking in silence until a bloodcurdling scream tore threw the air.
Tiff spun around and exclaimed, "What was that?"
Prince grabbed her hand wordlessly and began to run to the sound of the scream.
Upon arriving at the scene, all the color from Tiff's face drained. In front of the two, a torn body of a cappy lay there. The blood was pooling around his torn form.
"I..I'll go..get the...others," Tiff stuttered and ran off shouting, "I'll be right back!"
Prince stood there staring at the dead body. He reached out and gave the body a slight shove, sending it tumbling into the river. The water washed the blood away along with the body.
"Why'd you do that?" Meta Knight, who stepped out of the shadows, asked.
Prince looked silently at the blood that stained his boots.
Meta Knight took a menacing step toward him. "Well?"
Prince gave Meta Knight a long look before quietly saying, "he's in Heaven now."
Meta Knight's hand went to Galaxia when Tiff and the others came.
"Where's the body?" Chief Bookum asked.
"And why is Meta Knight here?" Dedede asked, but everyone just ignored him.
"We buried him." Meta Knight lied, glaring at Prince.
Prince said nothing.
"Poyo..." Kirby murmured and went over to the spot where the cappy had lain. He laid a stubby hand on it and made a sad face.
"Kirby's right." The mayor said," we should pay our respects for this poor soul."
As the others all began to pay their respects, Tiff walked over to Prince and said,"Thank you for burying him." She smiled sadly and went to mourn for the "buried" cappy.
"You might've fooled everyone else, but you can't fool me." Meta Knight growled at Prince.
Prince looked at the crowd of cappies gathered around the "grave" and then back to Meta Knight. "I didn't kill him, no matter what you may think."
Meta Knight's eyes turned red and he stalked off with Prince watching him.
"I just KNOW that boy killed the cappy. All I need is proof to reveal him for the demon he is." Meta Knight growled once he was out of earshot.
Unfortunately for him, Prince heard everything he just said. The boy stared coldy at the moon and whispered,
"We'll see about that."
Is there something suspicious about Prince or what? :D
And is there also something going on between Tiff and Prince?
And is Meta Knight right about his suspicions?
We'll see next time!